Wednesday’s networking event at Durham was held at the Bullpen, which is home to the Duke I&E offices, and was hosted by Howie Rhee (B’04), managing director of student and alumni affairs for Duke I&E.

The event not only provided an opportunity for networking, but also featured a handful of pitches as alumni and current students shared updates from their startups.

DukeGEN events were also held Wednesday evening in the following cities: Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles, Moscow, Pittsburgh and San Francisco.

DukeGEN Networking Events occur three times a year and are voluntarily organized by Duke alumni, for Duke alumni, students, faculty and staff. Since 2008, DukeGEN has held over 300 networking events with a cumulative total of more than 15,000 Duke attendees.